JHU parliamentarians were absent in parliament chambers when the vote was held.

Meanwhile former Minister Maithreepala Sirisena who left the government and became the common presidential candidate and former Ministers Rajitha Senarathna and Duminda Dissanayake, and former deputy minister M.K.D.S. Gunawardana and MP Rajiva Wijesinghe also did not participate in the vote taking today.

Independent MPs Arjuna Ranatunga and Wasantha Senanayake who resigned from the government recently were also absent in parliament at the time of the vote taking.